Buckle



Jan. 12, 1.937. I B- FREYS'lNGER 2,067,484

BUCKLE Filed Aug. 8, 1935 Fly 4 sof Patented Jan. 12,

`'S'.IAzflrE-S PATENT FFHCE BUCKLE Application August 8, 1935, Serial No. 35,273

5 Claims. (C1. .Z4-74) loop for the other end thereof.

Heretofore, various 4types of belt buckles have been devised which were provided with a metal loop clamped to the body of the buckle by protruding end portions on the loop. However, these constructions have proved somewhat unsatisfactory, particularly in view of the fact that the metal loop became easily bent and frequently loosened from position.

It is, therefore, the primary object of .this invention to provideV a belt buckle having a rigid tuck-in loop iirmly secured to the body portion of the buckle. and Whichfalso forms part of a clampingv device engageable with the end of a belt.

Another object of myinvention isto provide a tuck-in loop for a beltV buckle arranged to secure a buckle frame and a belt clamping means into a non-detachable unit.

A still further.` object tof: myinvention is to provide a separately manufactured tuck-in 'loop which ,is interlocked with va buckle support and a belt clamping device.

With these and other objects which will be apparent from the following description, my invention resides in the novel arrangement and combination of various parts which may be easily produced and assembled to form an integral substantial buckle capable of withstanding hard usage.

In the drawing, wherein like parts are indicated by like numerals:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my buckle having any well-known type of belt strap secured thereto, one end of said strap being rigidly clamped to the buckle and the other end of said strap being engaged by a tongue of the buckle in the usual manner and also passing through a rigid loop integral with the buckle;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan View of the buckle which has a tuck-in loop partly broken away to illustrate the construction of my invention;

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of Fig. 3 taken substantially along line 4 4; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View showing the buckle body and tuck-in loop and their method of attachment to each other.

In accordance with my invention, I have provided a buckle including a rigid tuck-in loop which serves the dual purpose of interlocking with a buckle supporting plate and forming a part of a clamping means engageable with an end of a belt.

Referring in detail to the accompanying drawing, I have provided a buckle plate I having a pair of forwardly extending spaced looped portions II transversely thereof and arranged to receive a rounded rearward arm I3 of a loop III which is journalled for free pivotal movement therein. The loop I4 is preferably formed of a single piece of material to provide a rigid member which may be suitably decorated, and a tongue I journalled at its rearward end centrally upon arm I3 is axially located by the sides of a groove il between the looped portions II. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the forward end of the buckle M is arranged to receive a belt 20 passing therethrough, and the tongue I5 selectively engages one of a plurality of holes 2l through said belt in the usual and well-known manner to maintain the belt in a desired adjustable position.

I have further provided a tuck-in loop 23 which is rigidly fastened to the body of the buckle plate and also forms a part of a clamping mechanism arranged to removably secure the entire buckle assembly 'to the other end of the belt. To accomplish this, I have constructed the tuck-in loop 23 in the form of a rigid elongated plate 24 composed of metal or other suitable material and having a pair of downwardly extending arms 25 and 26 at opposite ends thereof. The downwardly extending members 25 and 26 are of substantially duplicate form and are each provided with a pair of inwardly projecting slots 28 and 29 which extend towards each other from the edges of the depending members and are in alignment with each other intermediate of the end portions of said members and substantially parallel to plate 24. As shown in Fig. 5, the opposite edges of plate I0 are each provided with two inwardly extending slots 30 and 3| adapted to receive the body portion of depending members 25 and 26 between slots 23 and 29. The slots 28 and 29 are preferably of such width and such depth that the plate IIJ may be rigidly interlocked within said slots, and members I0 and 23 will be rigidly secured together as a unit. The lower end of each of the depending arms 25 and 25 has a hole 32 therethrough, and these holes are in alignment with each other and substantially axially parallel to plate 24.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, a clamping jaw 33 having laterally extending portions 34 journalled within the holes 32, is provided with a plurality of suitably shapedspaced teeth 35 arranged to adjustably and removably engage the other end of belt 25 and firmly clamp it against the bottom of plate i9. If desired, the bottom of plate l may be further provided With a protruding button 3b engageable with the upper face of the belt to aid in securing it in clamped position.

It will thus be appreciated that my invention provides a belt buckle having a tuck-in loop which is rigid with the buckle plate and also forms a part of a belt clamping means. With a construction of this nature, the tuck-in loopwill always remain ina xed position relative both to the belt clamping jaw and to the belt buckle plate. Hence, the end of a belt after passing through the buckle may be easily engaged under the tuck-in loop and frictionally secured in position thereby.

t will be appreciated that various minor changes could be easily made in the general form and arrangement of my invention as described without departing from its scope, and I do not desire to limit myself to the invention as precisely set forth, but consider myself free to make such changes and alterations as fairly show in the spirit of the claims.

claim as my invention:

l. A connective device comprising a plate, a buckle pivotally supported at one end of the plate, a tuck-in loop arranged to slidably receive one end of a belt engaged by said buckle, means rigidly securing the tuck-in loop in overlying straddled relation to the plate, and means connected to the loop which removably clamps against the other end of the belt and secures the belt in a fixed position relative to the plate.

2. A belt connective device comprising a plate, a buckle pivotally supported at one end of the plate, a tuck-in loop arranged to slidably receive an end of the belt engaged by the buckle, said tuck-in loop having depending portions at the ends thereof, means arranged to rigidly interlock each depending portion intermediate of its ends with the plate, and a clamping device including a member pivotally engageable with each of the depending portions which clamps the other end of the belt in a fixed position relative to the plate.

3. A belt connective device comprising a plate having a buckle pivotally'supported at one end thereof and arranged for adjustable engagement with a belt, a tuck-in loop located at the other end of the plate and arranged to receive the loose end of the belt securedrb'y said buckle, depending members on the tuck-in loop, means thereon removably interlocking with the plate and means connected to said depending members whereby the end of a belt may be removably secured in desired adjustable position relative to said plate. I

4. A connective device comprising a plate having two spaced loops at the end thereof, a buckle `ournalled within said loops and arranged for adjustable engagement with a belt, a rigid tuckin loop having a top member spaced from the plate and depending side members connected therewith, said side members being provided with slotted portionsl arranged to receive the plate and rigidly secure the plate and loop together as a unit, and a clamping member pivotally supported with the depending portions of the loop below the plate which is arranged Vto secure the other end of the belt in adjustable but xed relation to said plate.

5. A belt buckle comprising a loop and tongue arranged to adjustably engage a belt, a plate pivotally secured at one end to said loop, a rigid tuck-in member located at the other end of the plate, arms depending from the ends of the tuckin member, the sides of said plate and depending arms having interengaging slots arranged to cause the plate and tuck-in member tointerlock as a unit and form a loop between the plate and the tuck-in member arranged to slidably receive the loose end of the belt, and a clamping device pivotally secured to the depending arms whereby the buckle may be removably fastened to another belt end.

JOHN B. FREYSIN GER. 

